10 Little Rubber Ducks(by Eric Carle, HarperCollins $19.99 Score:) This is not so much a counting book as another one of Carle’s glorious knowing and naming books. Ten little toy ducks fall off a container ship and meet a variety of ocean-going creatures along the way. Ends with an electronic squeak that little listeners will love to anticipate and activate. 2 & up.

Tall(by Jez Alborough, 3M $15.99 Score:) From the author of Hug, another very simple concept book that is told largely through illustrations and next to no words. This time a little chimp discovers that tall and small are really only a matter of perspective as the tall animals of the jungle keep giving Chimp a new way of seeing himself and others. 21⁄2 & up.